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Lake Tahoe, Calif./Nev. – February 16, 2011 – Valentine’s Day was the perfect time for La Nina to reunite with her one true soul mate, Lake Tahoe, where her glory is celebrated by the foot. Heavenly Mountain Resort (www.skiheavenly.com), Northstar-at-Tahoe (www.northstarattahoe.com) and their guests were the beneficiaries of this union, with 20 inches of new snow in the last 10 hours.

Forecasters are predicting cold temperatures and continued snow showers throughout the week, which could result in another three feet of snow prior to the long Presidents’ Day Weekend.

“Tahoe’s spring-like conditions over the past month have been fantastic,” said John Wagnon, Heavenly’s vice president of marketing and sales. “But winter is back in a big way.”

The new snow and cold weather come at a time when the mountains begin to turn up the heat on the activities and entertainment. Here are some of the upcoming events at Heavenly and Northstar-at-Tahoe:

Win $100,000 with EpicMix
Heavenly/Northstar season pass holders and PEAKS (http://www.snow.com/peaks) lift ticket buyers are able to take advantage of the new EpicMix technology, an online and mobile application which allows them to capture their ski and ride experience and digitally share it with friends and family. Those guests who activate their free EpicMix account by February 22, 2011 will automatically be entered to win a grand prize of $100,000. Please visit www.epicmix.com for details.

Tahoe South Winter Snow Blast, Feb. 25 -26
Tahoe South Winter Snow Blasts combine cutting-edge musical acts at Harrah’s South Shore Room, which is celebrating over 50 years of entertaining visitors to Lake Tahoe, with a true slopestyle competition on Heavenly’s Ante Up Terrain Park, comprised entirely of recycled features including tractor tires, water tanks, corrugated metal and snowmaking pipes. February events include: The Dan Band on Feb. 25 and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros on February 26. For the most current information on upcoming shows and to purchase tickets, visit www.ltsnowblast.com, or download the free “Lake Tahoe Life” ski and nightlife app for the iPhone or Android mobile devices.

Northstar Biathlon Certification Class
This year, Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort is offering Biathlon Certification Classes to review Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort specific rifle and range safety protocol and to certify each participant with a US Biathlon Certification/Red Book Certification.  The class will take place at the Cross-Country, Telemark & Snowshoe Center located at mid-mountain. Next class is February 25. Visit www.northstarattahoe.com for more information. 
 
Northstar Moonlight Snowshoe Tours, Feb 17-18
Basque in the moonlight while enjoying the peaceful, serene mountain setting - all while getting some great exercise - by joining us on Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort's Moonlight Snowshoe Tours. There will be two to three different routes ranging in difficulty and distance so you can choose the group you’re most comfortable with. After conquering the terrain you’ll return to the Cross-Country Ski, Telemark & Snowshoe Center for live acoustic music, s'mores and hot chocolate around one of our fire pits and a bonfire.  For more information visit www.northstartattahoe.com 
For information on booking a snowsports vacation package, go to www.snow.com. 

B-ROLL ALERT: SNOW FOOTAGE AVAILABLE
Broadcast-quality footage shot today, February 16, 2011, will be available by 2:00 p.m. PST upon request or by visiting https://files.me.com/vail.resorts/8hlcqf.mov  and accessing the “Heavenly” folder.

PHOTO ALERT
•  Heavenly snow photos snapped this morning will be available upon request.
• Northstar-at-Tahoe photos can be found at http://users.boothcreek.com/web/2.16.11/

About Heavenly
Heavenly Mountain Resort is a world-class destination offering guests a one-of-a-kind combination of scenic beauty and exhilarating on-snow experience. Heavenly is a subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc., the leading mountain resort operator in the United States.  In addition to Heavenly, Vail Resorts, Inc. owns and operates the Colorado mountain resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and in the Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN).  The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com. For more information on Heavenly, please visit www.skiheavenly.com or call 1-800-HEAVENLY.

About Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort
One of the finest year-round mountain resorts in North America, Northstar Resort is host to a base area village featuring more than 35 unique shops and restaurants, a conference center, 9,000 square foot skating rink, on-site lodging, special events and more. A winter sport enthusiast’s paradise, Northstar Resort offers 93 ski trails spread across 3,000 acres, award-winning terrain parks and snow sports including alpine and Telemark skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and tubing. Summer activities include mountain biking, golfing, scenic lift rides for sightseeing and hiking, horseback riding, fly-fishing and more.
 
Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort is located on Highway 267, just six miles north of Lake Tahoe and six miles south of downtown Truckee. For more information, call 1.800.GO.NORTH (1.800.466.6784) or visit www.NorthstarAtTahoe.com.

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